PIXAR’s New Short “Lou” Will Open for Cars 3

Audiences across the world have learned that Pixar’s latest short, Lou, will be the lead for Cars 3 which debuts in theaters June 16th.  Lou is the debut film for director Dave Mullins whose animating credits include Finding Nemo, Up, and the Cars franchise.
Lou keeping an ever watchful eye out

Photo: Disney/Pixar

Drawing emotions from his childhood, Mullins crafted the six-minute short to reflect on a time from his own life.  Growing up, he moved frequently leaving him without a sense of belonging at various points.  That trait of feeling on the outside is something both main characters deal with in the film. Produced by Dana Murray, Lou tackles the everyday subject of bullying by reaching back into the well for a tried and true delivery system: toys.

Lou centers around a watchful toy monster whose convictions seem to align with a teacher or watchful protector.  After watching the children interact on the playground and witnessing one child in particular torment his fellow classmates; the title character takes it upon himself to help not only return the items JJ has taken for himself but also to teach him a lesson or two along the way.

The film is dedicated to Mullins’ father who passed away during the film’s early development.  Several nods to his father appear in the film including a skateboard and football that live with Lou in his box.

Lou will be the 17th Pixar short to premier before a theatrical release.  Cars 3 is the first of two Pixar films to be released in 2017.  Coco is set to hit theaters on November 22, 2017 and is directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina.  This year marks just the second time Pixar will release two feature films in one year.  The first came when Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur both debuted in 2015.

PHOTOS: Concept Art for Canceled Darth Maul Game

A long time ago, in a galaxy not too far away, LucasArts was working on a Darth Maul game. After about twelve months of development, Disney purchased Star Wars and, due to their acquisition of parent company Lucasfilm, a ton of interesting projects such as this one were canceled.

Today, we have some new concept photos of this untitled Darth Maul game to mourn over, thanks to artist Thomas A. Szakolczay, who posted the photos on his Instagram.

Little was known about the game, except that it was about a Darth Maul clone or descendant and Talon fighting against a Sith army. The game never made it past the prototyping stage of development, but rumor has it the ex-developeers of the game want to try and revive the canceled project, with the help of EA games.

Anyway, here’s a look at the concept art. Obviously, none of these pictures show any indication of how the game would have played, but the art sure it neat looking.

1/19/17 Marvel News Mash-Up (Logan Trailer, Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, ETC.)

 Final Trailer For “Logan” Shows A Lot Of X-23 Being Savage

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The final trailer for “Logan” has been released and X-23 really goes to town in this one. Maybe a little too much was revealed in this trailer. Leave your kids home for this one. Well, it’s rated R.

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaE_9pfybL4

Source: 20th Century Fox UK

Miles Morales Official Confirmed To Be The “Spider-Man” In Sony’s Theatrical Animated Movie

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It turns out that the rumors were true, Miles Morales will be making the leap to the big screen in Sony’s 2018 animated Spider-Man movie. This was confirmed by Sony during a presentation in LA showing Sony’s 2017 film slate.

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I for one am really looking forward to seeing Miles Morales make his bog screen debut. We have seen Peter Parker’s origin story so many time in live action and animated form, it’s time for something new. And Miles is a great Spider-Man. And you have to love that suit!

Source: Sony

Is Pierce Brosnan Going To Play Cable In Deadpool?

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Please no. No one is sure what is going on with this picture showing Pierce Brosnan sitting between Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds. Whatever it is, it can’t be good.

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Ryan Reynolds posted this image the other day with the caption, Wolvie. Bond. Wade. I’m really hoping these guys just met up for happy hour because no way would Pierce Brosnan make a good Cable.

NO!

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My personal opinion is he hijacked the James Bond series for years giving us the absolute worst version of James Bond ever. The guy is a good looking guy but he can not act to save his life. I would not want to see him play a janitor in Deadpool 2. Got to give credit to Ron D’Anna suggesting Bruce Willis to play Cable. I’d go with Ron Pearlman. Cable has to be a tough guy, down and dirty. That is not Pierce Brosnan. I mean his name is Pierce for crying out loud!

Source: Ryan Reynolds

Entertainment Weekly Gives Us Our First Look At “The Defenders”

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Whoever put this cover together at Entertainment Weekly should be fired. This looks horrible. Luke Cage looks great but you couldn’t put Daredevil and Iron Fist in their costumes? It’s just a horrible photoshop with ugly comic like fonts.

This is The Defenders!

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I am so not looking forward to this series and this picture explains why. This is not The Defenders. I have said this before but The Defenders should be on the big screen, not Netflix. And at some point they should fight The Avengers. The Avengers would wipe the floor with this version of The Defenders. The Defenders were Doctor Strange, The Hulk, Silver Surfer and Namor. OK, Fox owns the Silver Surfer movie rights but they have everyone else, including Namor (according to some Marvel execs). Call the Netflix Marvel Heroes, The Hells Kitchen 4 or whatever you want. Not The Defenders. End of rant.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Sideshow Collectibles Corner

“Captain America Statue”

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This is beautiful! The perfect Captain America! Hire this team to make Captain America’s costume for the big screen because they have never gotten it right! Can’t we get this? How hard can it be? Chain link! Big star on the chest! Normal looking red and white stripes! And one version has feathers by the ears!

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Back to the statue. Right now this is just a prototype but you know that the final product will look either as good or better. Here is the description from SideShow Collectibles:

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Sideshow is proud to present America’s mightiest hero in all of his patriotic glory!
Inspired by the most iconic incarnations of the stalwart champion of justice, this all new 15” statue by Sideshow depicts Cap in his trademark red, white and blue uniform, shield raised, and ready to take down evil-doers with a swift right hook!
Captain America’s costume features blue scale mail armor with a bold white star emblazoned on the chest. Each detail down to the texture has been beautifully rendered, from his contrasting red and white striped undershirt to the rich red leather of his boots and gloves.
His modified army-issue belt with its multiple pouches gives a nod toward his military service, while his helmet/mask protects his head and face as well as his identity!
 
This Sideshow exclusive version offers an alternate head sculpt inspired by the Silver Age comic books. This variant portrait features Cap’s classic stitched leather cowl with white wings and a bold “A” symbol on the forehead. 
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This Captain America Statue is available for preorder exclusively at SideShow Collectibles.
 
Source: SideShow
 
That’s it for this time!

New Coloring App ‘Color by Disney’ Out Now

Color by Disney is a brand new app for both iPhone and iPad that released today.

Choose from tons of Disney and Pixar favorites like Monsters Inc., Snow White, Frozen, The Lion King, and more. Users can color each picture however they’d like, with tons of templates, style designs, and colors at their disposal.

After creating a perfect drawing, save the picture to your device or share with friends through social media. The app is designed for adult Disney fans looking for a great way to unwind and relax.

Color by Disney does require a subscription to use, though there is a free trial available. After the free seven day trial is up, users can change to a weekly, monthly, or annual subscription for $2.99, $7.99, and $39.99 respectively.

Color by Disney is available for download now.